Meanings
nounDick test (plural Dick tests)
plural Dick tests
- A test to check whether someone is immune to scarlet fever, by injecting a diluted strain of the streptococci and observing any skin reaction.
Origin
From the name of the US inventor of the test, George Frederick Dick.
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Dick test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dick%20test
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